A Whirlwind Tour of the Old City of Toronto, Part I

Since it's paper-writing time. I am simply going to upload the pics from the whirlwind trip on the final day of my ENVS 6101 class (yes the weather was really windy and rainy on Saturday, October 28, 2006) around old Toronto.

The route was roughly the following:

Eglinton subway station --> Davisville subway station (by foot along Yonge St.) --> St. Clair subway station (by subway) --> Bloor subway station (by foot along Yonge St. again) --> Main Street subway station (by subway) --> Queen Street E./The Beaches District (by foot and bus) --> St. Lawrence Market (by foot and streetcar) --> Toronto Island Airport and surrounding residential area (by foot and streetcar) --> Liberty District (by foot and streetcar) --> Yorkville (by foot and streetcar)

Yonge Street South of Eglinton Avenue












The class before we head off. (Thank you Paul Bedford -- instructor and former Director of Planning for Toronto -- for taking the pic)

I am located in the first row, third from right.


Yonge-Eglinton intersection. The mix of ownership of the NE corner (seen in the pic) effectively prevents any multi-story development on a prime location such as this one.


Yonge and Davisville. The blue building was converted from commercial to residential use in the early 1990s as a result of reduced demand for office space.




Intersection of Yonge and St. Clair. Notice the construction of the streetcar right of way. This has been the subject of great debate between the two mayoral candidates in the Toronto municipal election.

(To be continued)